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An independent publisher of books that stimulate the intellect & the imagination.
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"Cordani is an expert at misdirection. She leads you in one direction and then, slamming the door in your face, sends you down another path entirely."—Sarah Lyall, @nytimes.com 🎄🎅🗡️
Pulse-Pounding, Nail-Biting New Thrillers
www.nytimes.com
"Jay brings clarity to a usually muddled story, shedding particular light on the French who collaborated to betray their Jewish compatriots."

Congratulations to John Jay's NINETTE'S WAR for being named one of @newyorker.com's BEST BOOKS of 2025!
The Best Books of 2025
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations to Samantha Ellis' ALWAYS CARRY SALT (UK Title - CHOPPING ONIONS ON MY HEART) for being shortlisted for @thewingateprize.bsky.social 2026.

Take a look at the rest of the amazing winners here:
We are delighted to reveal this year’s shortlist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Thanks much for telling the truth about trace fossils (which are indeed lovable & the best fossils), & for suggesting folks read 'Dinosaurs Without Bones' (2014, @pegasus-books.bsky.social) as an introduction to ichnology (one of the original sciences). 😎🐾🦖🦕
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dinosa...
Dinosaurs Without Bones
What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year histo...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Biography
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you to @bookcritics.bsky.social for featuring WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE on the longlist for their 2025 Biography Award!

Check out the rest of the amazing list below:
2025 NBCC Awards Longlist: Biography - National Book Critics Circle
Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America, by Sam Tanenhaus (Random House) Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography, by Gregory Jusdanis and Peter Jeffreys (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Love,
www.bookcritics.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We are excited to share that THE POET'S GAME by @paulvidich.bsky.social was named one of @crimereads.bsky.social Best Espionage Fiction Books of 2025!

Take a look at the rest of these heart-pounding, mysterious reads below:
The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction
In another year packed with top quality espionage fiction, readers will find a special fascination with Oxford, great literature, and life in exile. Here are our choices for the year’s best s…
crimereads.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Town&Country have released their perfect books for the royally obsessed this Christmas, and we are thrilled to see THE MOUNTBATTENS by Andrew Lownie on the list! 👑
The 20 Best Books About the Royal Family
Here, some of our favorites, from a stunning coffee table book of photos from Queen Elizabeth's life to a fictionalized look at royal love stories.
www.townandcountrymag.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Need a heart pounding, comfy mystery to read by the fire this holiday season? @nytimes.com just named GLORY DAZE by Danielle Arceneaux one of the BEST mystery novels of 2025!

Check it out!
The Best Mystery Novels of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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"The joy of exploring ancient landscapes."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Fiona Robertson & @pegasus-books.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
WILLIAM BLAKE AND THE SEA MONSTERS OF LOVE by @philiphoare.bsky.social has been named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2025 by @newyorker.com!

Take a look at the amazing list below:
What We’re Reading
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“Janice Page is salt, blunt, and self-deprecating. The peace she experiences at the end of Year of the Water Horse is hard-earned, and a pleasure to share with its resilient author.”—@nytimes.com on YEAR OF THE WATER HORSE by Janice Page.

Read their full review below:
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We are thrilled that THE WINDSOR LEGACY by Robert Jobson has been named one of the 25 Must-Read Books of Winter 2026 by Town & Country Magazine!
The 25 Must-Read Books of Winter 2026
Our picks for the standout new releases of December, January, and February.
www.townandcountrymag.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Check out this thoughtful, meaningful article and how-to guide by ALWAYS CARRY SALT author Samantha Ellis on her journey creating a family archive.
How to be the archivist of your own family | Psyche Guides
By curating your family’s stories, rituals and relics, you’ll feel anchored – and create a bridge between the generations
psyche.co
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Did you celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday in style? Author of THE ELOPEMENT, Gill Hornby, certainly did! 🍰 🕯️

See what she had to say in this article from @nytimes.com:
Everyone Is Invited to Jane Austen’s Birthday Party
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We are thrilled that ALWAYS CARRY SALT by Samantha Ellis has been chosen by @jwaonline.bsky.social as a Winter 2025 Book Club Pick!

See more of their fantastic picks below:
Winter 2025 Book Club Picks | Jewish Women's Archive
Browse the books we’re reading right now—a carefully selected list by authors we're loving right now—and read along with us!
jwa.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
THREE RIVERS by Robert Winder has been named one of the "Best Books of 2025" by @financialtimes.com!

To be published by Pegasus in the US in August 2026: www.ft.com/content/8419...
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
30 years ago today, the BBC aired Princess Diana's famed Panorama interview.

Today, journalist Andy Webb, author of DIANARAMA seeks to reveal the true extent of the deception the Princess experienced at the hands of key players working at the network. Watch his interview with GMA here:
Video Andy Webb discusses 'Dianarama'
The new book explores the 1995 interview Princess Diana gave to the BBC that the network later apologized for.
abcnews.go.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
THE GOOD DAUGHTERS author Brigitte Dale stopped by @cbsnewyork.bsky.social to chat all things writing and women's suffrage with Club Calvi! 🗳️🎇

Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqc-...
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Longer nights mean more books to read by candlelight! Historical fiction what your looking for?

THE RUSH and LOVE, SEX, AND FRANKENSTEIN are featured in @nytimes.com today:
Dazzling New Historical Fiction
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Look no further for your holiday read!

"Cordani is an expert at misdirection. She leads you in one direction and then, slamming the door in your face, sends you down another path entirely."—Sarah Lyall, @nytimes.com 🎄🎅🗡️
Pulse-Pounding, Nail-Biting New Thrillers
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Drops today: this week's ARB podcast features host Nicholas Gordon in conversation with Justin Marozzi, author of “Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery & the Slave Trade in the Islamic World” @penguinukbooks.bsky.social @pegasus-books.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...
Podcast with Justin Marozzi, author of “Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World”
Slavery has been a ubiquitous practice throughout much of world history–and the Muslim world was no exception. Slave soldiers, concubines, and eunuchs can be found throughout Muslim writings—which,…
asianreviewofbooks.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
BRINGING UP BEAVER by John Aberth has been issued a praiseworthy review in @wsj.com!

“Fascinating and deeply humbling. It’s a rollicking animal story; it’s also a tale of indefatigable love.” Take a look here:
‘Bringing Up Beaver’ Review: Formidable Foster Care
A Vermont couple raised an orphaned beaver kit and prepared it to return to the wild. Home repair was part of the deal.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Dear readers, we are enchanted by this review of SWIFTERATURE in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social! Put on your favorite album and check it out below✨❤️‍🔥
It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem | Los Angeles Review of Books
Tom Williams explores the folklore surrounding a pop star’s reputation in Elly McCausland’s “Swifterature: A Love Story.”
lareviewofbooks.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Just finished A DEFIANT WOMAN by Karen E.Olson, and wow, is this fun. The author takes the characters from Henry VIII’s court, transplants them to the modern US, and writes mysteries about the deaths that surrounded him. #Tudorsforever #ewgc @pegasus-books.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Check out this interesting interview with @folger.edu and Dr. Jade Scott on CAPTIVE QUEEN and Mary, Queen of Scots!
Mary, Queen of Scots, with Jade Scott | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...
www.folger.edu
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM